Receptacle



May 27 1924.

H. l. COLEMAN RECEPTACLE Filed may 1, E23

aitozneq iii Patented May .27, 1924:.

RECEP TACLE.

Application filed May 1,

To all t l/10in it mm concern Be it known that I, HENRY I. Coninijim, acitizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, in the Districtof Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReceptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles and comprehends vita-limprovements in folded vessels of the pail type which are particularlyadapted for carrying ice cream, oysters, pickles, or the like.

One of the primary objects of this invention is the provision of novelmeans for forming and folding the blank stock from which the pail ismade, which not only results in a great saving of material, but'forms apail having liquid and dust proof qualities of great strength anddurability.

Another prime object of the invention is the provision of a novelclosure for the pail, which permits the pail to be laid on its rear wallas well as on its bottom wall without the possibility of the materialcontained therein leaking therefrom, and which forms a scoop when in itsopen position: for facilitating the placing of material therein.

A further prime object of the invention is the provision of novel meansfor forming the closure, whereby the same cooperates with the carryingbail in such amanner that the same is firmly held in its closedposition, thereby dispensing with the necessity of providingsupplemental fasteners and the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel means forassociating the bail with the vessel, so that the same will hold thevessel in its folded" position thereby eliminating the use of clips andother retaining elements.

A furtherobject of the invention is the provision of means for lockingthe closure in its closed position by the bail, the bail holding theclosure secured when in its raised carrying position as well as when thebail is in a horizontal position for permitting other pails to be placedon top of the first ail.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved pailof the above character, which will be durable and eflicient in use, onethat will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placedon the market at a reasonable cost.

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in a novelconstruction,

1923. Serial No. 635,933.

arrangement and formation of parts, which will be hereinafter more fullydescribed,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side elevation of the improved pail, l

Figure'i is a vertical central section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1showingthe cover in a raised postion, and

Figure 8 is a plan view of the blank from which the pail is formed. 4

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A generally indicates the improved pail, which is constructedfrom a single blank of pasteboard or the 'like, as clearly shown inFigure B of the drawings.

The pail Afcomprises a bottom wall 5 having the side walls 66 and thefront and rear .walls 7 and 8 formed on its marginal edges. 7 The sidewalls 66 and the front and rear walls 7 and 8 are connected byoutwardlybreaking. bellows folds 9 and 10, whichbreakupon intervening score lines11. Whenthe front, rear and side walls are in their raised position thefolds 9 and 10 engage the outer face of the side walls defining a liquidtype body. As clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, the folds 9 and10 on the opposite sides of the body overlap and are provided withregistering openings 12, which receive a hooked. end 13 of the Ll-shapecarrying and locking bail 14-. By this construction it can be seenthatthe bail acts as means .for holding the body in its set up positionwithout the use of extraneous fastening elements as now used in the art.It is to be further noted that the terminals of the bail do notpenetrate the side walls 66, which prevents the leaking of material pastthe bail.

The upper edges of the side walls -66 carry inwardly folding flaps 15which terminate at the longitudinal center of the body, while the frontwall carries an overlapping inwardly folding flap 16.

The main cover 17 is carried by the upper edge of rear wall 8 and isadapted to overlie the flaps 15 and 16 and to extend forwardly to thefront wall 7, when the same is in its closed position. The cover 17 isconnected with the folds 9 on each side of the body by outwardlybreaking bellows folds 1.8 and 19 which break upon the intervening scorelines 20. These folds 18 and 19 over-lie the folds 9 and 10 on each sideof the body, which act to form. a dust proof closure.

The folds 18 are longer than the folds 19 and extend the full length ofthe cover 17. Approximately at the central portion of the folds 18 anddirectly above the pivot points of the bail 14:, the lower edges of,folds 18 are provided with notches 21, which permit swinging of thebail. Owing to the inherent resiliency of the material from which thepail is made the folds 18 and 19 normally tend to spring outwardly whenthe cover is in its closed position and thus when the bail is disposedin any position for engaging the folds 18 and 19 the cover 17 will beeffectually held against accidental movement. It can be seen that whenthe bail is in its raised carrying position, that the same engages thecentral portion of the folds and this holds the cover against openingmovement. Owing to the length of the folds 18, the cover will notaccidentally open even if the bail 14 is swung, while the pail is beingcarried. hen the pails are stacked one upon the other, the bail is movedto a horizontal position, below the cover of the pail and the side armsof the bail will effectually engage the folds and hold the cover closed.To open the pail, the bail is swung down over the front of the bodybelow the folds which will permit the ready raising of the cover.

lVhen the cover is in its raised position the folds 18 and 19 lieparallel with the sides of the body, and form continuations thereof,which provide a. scoop to facilitate the placing of material in thepail.

From the foregoing it can be seen that I have provided a pail ofexceptionally simple construction, which will effectually accomplish thepurposes intended.

Changes in detail may be made without departing from the spirit or scopeof this invention.

What I claim as new is:

1. A vessel comprising a body, a cover for the body, downwardlyextending and outwardly springing flaps carried by the cover, meansconnecting the flaps with the body, and a carrying bail engaging saidflaps when the same is moved to a predetermined position, wherebyopening movement of the cover is prevented.

2. A vessel comprising a body, a cover for the body, down ardlyextending side folds connecting the sides of the cover with the body,and a carrying bail frictionally engaging the folds when the cover is inits closed position whereby opening movement of th cover is prevented.

13. A vessel comprising a body, a cover for the body. downwardlyextending and outwardly springing side folds connecting the sides of thecover with the body, and a carrying bail frictionally engaging the foldswhen the cover is in its closed position whereby opening movement of thecover is prevented.

4:. A. vessel comprising a body. a cover for the body, downwardlyextending and outwardly breaking bellows folds connect ing the sideedges of the cover with the sides of the body, the folds extending thefull length of the cover and provided with notches in their lower edgesat a point intermediate their ends, and a bail pivoted to the bodydirectly below the notches for engaging the folds, when the cover andbail are disposed in predetermined positions.

A vessel comprising a body, a cover for the body downwardly extendingand outwardly breaking bellows folds connecting the side edges of thecover with the sides of the body, the folds extending the full length ofthe cover and provided with notches in their lower edges at a point intermediate their ends, and a bail pivoted to the body directly below thenotches. de-

pending extensions formed on the folds between the notches and thepoints of connection of the cover with the body, the bail being disposedin the path of the extensions vhen the same is in a predeterminedposition, whereby opening movement of the cover is prevented.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY I. COLEMAN.

